PROTECTION SYSTEMS - Key Persons

Mel Lohr served in Strategic Air Command (SAC) while he was in the Air Force. When his tour of duty was finished, he came home to High Point to serve in the fire department for six years. With this background Mel had the experience and the knowledge of what it would take to own a security company. During Mel's time off from the High Point Fire Department, he was working out of his home building Protection Systems. In 1971, he began to make his dream a reality when he finally was able to put his effort full time into making Protection Systems, Inc. what it is today. Mel recruited his son, Chris, at the age of four when he found it difficult to reach some small attic places. Chris continued helping his father part-time throughout his schooling. After receiving a Bachelors Degree for a double major in Business Management and Economics from North Carolina State University, Chris started working at Protection Systems, Inc., full time in 1988. Daughter Julie Suggs, also working part-time through school, decided to come on board full time in 1997. She is currently the Vice President and IT Manager. With the powerful team of son and daughter, now continuing in their father's footsteps, Protection Systems, Inc. is one of the leading security companies in the area.